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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Westmorland and Furness Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 1,258 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
1 Hayclose, Hayclose Lane, New Hutton, KENDAL, LA8 0AG
Received 30 Apr 2021Barns at Foulstone, Lupton, CARNFORTH, LA6 2PP
Received 30 Jul 2021REDMAYNE HOUSE, SILVER STREET, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4RB
Received 5 Feb 2019The Abbeyfield Society, Abbeyfield House, Victoria Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 0BY
Received 21 Sept 2020BARNS AT LINDEN HOUSE, TEMPLE SOWERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1RZ
Received 17 Mar 2023ASH GARTH, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4EJ
Received 27 Jan 20202 Westmorland House Jacksons Lane Shap Penrith CA10 3JF
Received 13 May 2025FELLBECK FARM, HOFF, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6TD
Received 23 Nov 2017HAMELN HOUSE & THE HOLLIES, LOWTHER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7UW
Received 23 Jun 2021Moto Hospitality Ltd Southwaite Motorway Services Area North Broadfield Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0NT
Received 21 Dec 2023LAZONBY C OF E SCHOOL, LAZONBY, PENRITH, CA10 1BL
Received 1 Mar 2016LAND AT OLD TOWN, HIGH HESKET, CARLISLE, CA4 0JE
Received 16 Jul 2021The Rectory, Vicarage Lane, KIRKBY LONSDALE, Cumbria, LA6 2BA
Received 8 Mar 2022The Coot On The Tarn, Great Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0SP
Received 14 Nov 2022Broomfield, Canal Foot, ULVERSTON, LA12 9EN
Received 14 Sept 2017Skewbarrow Cottage, High Tenterfell, KENDAL, LA9 4PQ
Received 30 Sept 2022CHAPEL COTTAGE, SKELTON, PENRITH, CA11 9TE
Received 3 Mar 2016Dun Fell Youth Hostel Redstones Dufton Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6DB
Received 22 Apr 2025Old Stables Warcop CA16 6NX
Received 2 Sept 2024Land adjacent to Low Mill Business Park ULVERSTON LA12 9EE
Received 15 Nov 2023BEACON HILL, IVEGILL, CARLISLE, CA4 0PW
Received 1 Mar 2021OMEGA PROTEINS, GREYSTOKE ROAD, PENRITH, CA11 0BX
Received 1 Mar 2021Nettleslack Farm, Broughton Beck, ULVERSTON, LA12 7PN
Received 23 Jul 2018Gatebeck Caravan Park, Gatebeck Road, Endmoor, KENDAL, LA8 0HL
Received 17 Jul 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Westmorland and Furness Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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